Bangladesh's defaulted loans spiked by Tk 31,487 crore in Q1, reaching Tk 588,704 crore. The official NPL ratio now sits at 32.26%, ten times higher than the international risk threshold.
Direct conflict has reignited in the Gulf after U.S.-Iran peace talks failed. CENTCOM disabled an oil tanker with a Hellfire missile and struck an Iranian ground-control station on Qeshm Island.
Following a massive overnight strike by 73 Russian missiles and 656 drones, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has sent an urgent plea to President Trump for immediate Patriot defense support.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed to Congress that reopening the Strait of Hormuz will not earn Iran sanctions relief, revealing that new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is running talks.
An open-microphone captured a candid exchange between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin on human immortality, offering a rare glimpse into the personal ties driving the China-Russia alliance.
State-owned Janata Bank faces a staggering Tk 64,406 crore capital shortfall driven by Tk 50,530 crore in bad loans, highlighting a deep systemic crisis in Bangladesh’s banking sector.
India is set to buy $428 million in military hardware and support from the U.S. for Apache helicopters and M777 howitzers, boosting strategic ties amid shifting Indo-Pacific dynamics.
President Donald Trump temporarily suspended military strikes on Iran following appeals from Gulf leaders. Meanwhile, Pakistan has delivered a revised 14-point peace proposal to Washington.
Experts warn that South Asia faces a severe food crisis as energy disruptions near the Strait of Hormuz choke fertilizer production, threatening vital wheat and rice yields across the region.
